Friends’ Book Sale

Essex Lib Spring 2024 Book Sale Poster

BOOK SALE NEWS

Happy Spring! The annual Spring Book Sale is just days away. The library will be filled with every category of books that have been donated throughout the year. We have a large amount of books in all genres for sale, as well as all sizes of puzzles.

The doors open on Saturday, April 6th at 9:00 am and the sale goes through 4:00 pm. The bargains are wonderful–hardbacks are $3.00, or two for $5.00, and large paperbacks are $2.00 each. All other sizes and specials are priced as marked. Puzzles are buy one, get one free-higher price prevails.

On Monday, April 8th, from 9:00 am-6:00 pm, is our popular Bag of Books sale. The cost is $10.00 for the first bag, and half price for the second. We’ll even provide the bags! We accept cash or personal check.

If you are unable to make the sale- we will be offering History and Biography books as our focused sale from April 9th-30th.

Thank you for all of your donations in good or excellent condition, and for supporting the Friends of the Essex Library!

-The Book Sale Committee


FAQs

Donations

We cannot accept:

  • Books with mold or water damage
  • Magazines (including National Geographic)
  • Text books over 2 years old or marked up items
  • Technology books/manuals over 1 year old
  • Encyclopedias
  • Movies, music, and audiobooks
  • Books on business or health

When and where do I bring my donations to the library?

Please bring items to the circulation desk. Donation can be dropped off during reualr library hours.

What happens to donations?

Donated items are screened for use by the library. If they do not go on the library shelves, they are sorted, priced, and put into categories for our book sales. We do not have a lot of sorting room so they go into category boxes in the order in which they arrive. Items that don’t sell during our sales continue their journey and are saved for subsequent focused sales or put on the Freebie cart near the library entrance.

Can I get a tax deduction?

The library will be happy to give you a form that thanks you for your donations but does not put a monetary value on them. Ask for the form when you bring in your donation items.

More questions about donations?

Other questions about donations – contact Peggy Tuttle at peggytuttle@gmail.com or Lisa Burkarth at lisaburkarth@yahoo.com

What categories do you use for the BOOK SALES?

ACTIVITIES AND GAMES / PUZZLES
ART
BIOGRAPHIES
CHILDREN / YOUNG ADULT – including Board Books
COFFEE TABLE
COOKBOOKS
DIY – Crafts, Woodworking, Etc.
FICTION
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
GARDENING
HISTORY
HUMOR
LITERATURE / DRAMA – Short Stories, Essays, Plays
MARITIME
MISCELLANEOUS – Topics that do not fit elsewhere
MYSTERY
NATURE
PETS
POETRY
POLITICS
RELIGION
SCIENCE
SELF-HELP – Yoga, Philosophy, Psychology, Personal Growth
SMALL PAPERBACKS
SPECIAL
SPORTS
TRAVEL